can anyone give a noob some tips and pointers I could use

by **wiseman09** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:28 am

I could use some tips and pointers before playing in any other game of risk on Conquer club. So if you would like to so a noob like myself a trick or two I'll be geatful.

by **edwinissweet** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:35 am

1um dont join 1vs1 freestyle, people will take advantage of you.
2dont waste armies trying to get a small bonus, analize if its worth it
3ALWAYS remember, the dice are NOT to be trusted under any circumstances
4talking to the mods is useless.. they never get anything done

by **Elijah S** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:42 am

- Only use auto-attack when you're in a desperate situation or you just want to get it over with.

- Play higher ranked players. If you lose you'll give up fewer pts. and if you win you'll bring in a lot of pts.

- Avoid complex maps, like Waterloo, until you've got more experience.

-Don't play Fog of War games on maps you're not very familiar with.

-If you play team games ALWAYS read the chat log before beginning your move.

-It's not always important to get a card on your first move.

-Don't miss turns on purpose. It's a BS tactic that only players with little skill use.

by **oVo** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:01 am

Scroll through the Strategy section and you will discover a lot of tips,
like this thread.

by **lord voldemort** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 3:33 am

stick to the basics like classic

play terminater games as well
where u get points for every perosn u eliminate.easier to get points

by **Great Pretender** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:25 am

see wachica's threads

wacicha wrote:---------------- THIS IS FOR NEW PLAYERS COMING INTO FORUM LOOKING FOR HELP

Try to stay away from freestyle games and wierd maps till you are a veteran of many games.

Do not play 3 or 4 person games till you have been around long enough to know the players you are getting into the game with!!

The easiest games to play and learn on I find are Classic Sequential standard escalating with either 1 fortification or unlimited fortification.

-----This is just to get you through the opening turns of that type of game after that point each turn can change the whole outcome

#1 1st turn Deploy only, Do not attack the first turn unless you have 3 out of 4 territories on the small 2 Continents

- Reason - In an Escalating game it is all about cards and men. But the cards are not as important as the men in the first 2 or 3 turns. Think of it more like you have cards but the other guy is keeping them for you.
then fortify a different spot than where you deployed if it is 1 fort or everywhere you can if it is unlimited fort.

#2 Do not ever try to take and hold Europe, North America, or Asia. (Africa is even iffy but can sometimes be done by a better player

Reason - you will be to spread out to properly hold and will spend all your men and effort retaking and fortifying the larger continents and will not be able to take out a weaker player because you are in one area instead of building on 2 or 3 different area's around the map

#3 Everytime you log into game you need to know who is the weakest player and do they have enough cards to be worth taking out

The easiest way to do this is to read the forum in General Discussions for a download called Monkey Script. It Keeps count of Cards, Men, and Countries of each Player you are playing in that game.

Forum - the forum is a tool that you can use. You need to use this tool for all the great information it can give you.

#2In a Flat rate game Men are very important.

In first 3 rounds you need to deploy strategically and attack softly, if at all. softly means attack once if you do not win the territory then stop attacking. The only real reason you would attack is to take over the small continents because you have 3 of the territories. You may also try for Africa after the 3rd or 4th turn, if you own 3 or 4 of the african continent. More players lose trying to replace men that have been lost trying to hold the borders of North America or Europe, and rarely does any one hold Asia.
Flat rate is important to own each territory you have in the begining. What I mean is are you gonna attack a guy with 4 guys or 1 guy so if you can't get a small continent find 3 territories together and start building from there deploy 1 on each and don't attack but maybe 2 out of 3 turns the first few turns and when you turn in a set it is ok to turn in a ed set if you own 2 of the card territories or have to turn them in cause you have 5 cards.

#3 no card game it is about territories and men again you need to own each territory you have leaving none with 1 man unless you got a shot at the smaller territories but truth to tell in non card games you could end up owning usa or europe never try for asia unless you own aussie it will cost to many of their men to breach your borders and men do not replace easy in a non card game

by **Kemmler** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:45 am

Freestyle Escalating games - my tips (I've made 800pts in a few days!)

-Take your turn last on the first go, deploy somewhere central (egypt, middle east) and attack a '1' army for your card, don't bother taking a continent unless it's already set for you.

-keep attacking 1 armies and don't waste any armies. build up a lot of armies in the center

-when everyone has about 5 cards again take your turn last. Using ajax bob hover your mouse over everyone's names, if you think you can take someone out (they're close together and weak) go for it.

-you probably won't be able to win here it'll take until you can next play your cards then eliminate someone. Take their cards use to eliminate someone else and it goes on...

example game, it looks like I'm doing nothing till round 6 when i suddenly win: http://conquerclub.com/game.php?game=1843717

by **wiseman09** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:22 am

Wow thanks guys, I'll try them out in my next few games. THANKS

by **Dui** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:49 am

Better don't mind Kemmler - he's got 300 games on you. What he consider's easy isn't necessarily easy for you.
Stay away from freestyle escalating for starters- dont play them until you're completely comfortable with the basics of risk on CC.
I recommend wacicha's post. Very helpful indeed.

by **KoE_Sirius** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:54 am

Avoid Freestyle games altogether.
Then you'll be fine.

by **Kemmler** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:25 am

yeah, i started by playing lots of 2 player games. Though it's different and depends a lot on deployment it certainly helps.

by **DoctorX** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:11 pm

Elijah S wrote:-If you play team games ALWAYS read the chat log before beginning your move.

I would say always read the chat before taking your turn, team play or no team play.

Some players start in their own personal war out of bitterness or give away their plans/strategy. It helps to know where you want to position your defenses and next attack.

Chat will also inform you when other players are teaming to attack a stronger player. You can certainly participate, with or without announcing it, or you can use it to your advantage to position yourself better. When other players callout a stronger opponent; elevaluate the situation carefully. These players may be very correct and you do need to concentrate your attacks on this one player. But some players play the players and callout players in good position but not really threatening to take over the board. These players are often looking to get you to help them gain the advantage.

Truces - jury is still out on these. If you go into a truce clearly define how long they are going to last and I wouldn't make them longer than 2 rounds. Truces are not as rosy as they may seem.

If you always concentrate on regaining territories lost - you will lose. If you lose a land value it may be more important for you to use your armies to attack and take another's land value rather than regain lost territories. Also, if you are due less armies the next round the other player can ease their attacks against you.

The other hint I have is BOB. You made it to this forum and suggest look further. Already said enough - others are hating me for pointing this out to a noobie!